§ 110597. — 110597. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 309.)

Any food is adulterated if it is wine and any one of the following conditions exists:
(a)
It contains lead in concentrations exceeding 150 parts per billion, or in excess of a more stringent tolerance as may be established by federal law or regulation, unless it can be shown by the producer, or if not produced in California, by the licensed importer, that the wine was bottled before January 1, 1994.
(b)
A metal foil capsule
containing lead in excess of 0.3 percent by dry weight is affixed or attached to its container, unless it can be shown by the producer, or if not produced in California, by the licensed importer, that the wine was bottled before January 1, 1994.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other rule or principle of law that may afford a private right of action to bring claims based on alleged violations of laws or standards, the right to commence and pursue civil or administrative actions to impose or collect fines, penalties, damages, or other remedies based on an alleged violation of the Wine Safety Act established pursuant to Senate Bill 1022 of the 1993–94 Regular Session shall be vested exclusively in the state, through the Food and Drug Branch of the State Department of Health Services and the Office of the Attorney General, and with local health officers or city attorneys or district attorneys otherwise empowered to prosecute violations of this division.
Retailers of wine, including, but not limited to, “retailers” as defined in Section 23023 of the Business and Professions Code, or food facilities as defined in Section 113785, shall be entitled to all of the same protections for any violations of the Wine Safety Act established pursuant to Senate Bill 1022 of the 1993–94 Regular Session, as are afforded to food dealers pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 110245). This subdivision does not apply to, limit, alter, or restrict any action for personal injury or wrongful death, or any action based upon a failure to warn.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 309. Effective September 29, 1996.